Historical Birthday
05 Dec 1377
Jianwen 2nd Emperor of the Ming Empire (1398-1402) born in China (d. 1402)
05 Dec 1495
Nicolas Cleynaerts Flemish grammarian born in Diest Belgium (d. 1542)
05 Dec 1537
Ashikaga Yoshiaki 15th Japanese shgun born in Japan (d. 1597)
05 Dec 1539
Fausto Paolo Sozzini Italian theologian and founder of Socinianism born in Siena Holy Roman Empire (d. 1604)
05 Dec 1545
Janus Dousa [Johan van de Does] Dutch politician and poet born in Noordwijk Netherlands (d. 1604)
05 Dec 1547
Ubbo Emmius [van Embden] Dutch-Frisian humanist and historian born in Greetsiel East Frisia (d. 1625)
05 Dec 1661
Robert Haley Earl of Oxford and English premier (Whig 1710-14) (d. 1725)
05 Dec 1666
Francesco Scarlatti Italian composer born in Palermo Sicily (d. 1741)
05 Dec 1687
Francesco Geminiani Italian violinist and composer born in Lucca Italy (d. 1762)
05 Dec 1697
Carlo Arrigoni Italian composer and musician born in Florence (d. 1744)
05 Dec 1697
Giuseppe de Majo Italian composer and organist born in Naples (d. 1771)
05 Dec 1724
Joseph Friebert Austrian composer born in Gnadendorf Lower Austria (d. 1799)
05 Dec 1786
Henry Drummond English banker and religious leader born in The Grange Hampshire (d. 1860)
05 Dec 1803
Fyodor Tyutchev Russian poet and statesman born in Bryansk Oryol Governorate Russian Empire (d. 1873)
05 Dec 1820
Afanasy Fet Russian poet born in Mtsensk Russia (d. 1892)
05 Dec 1822
Elizabeth Cabot Agassiz American educator and the co-founder and first president of Radcliffe College born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 1907)
05 Dec 1824
Titian James Coffey Atty Gen (Union) (d. 1867)
05 Dec 1826
John Benjamin Sanborn American lawyer politician and Brevet Major General (Union Army) born in Epsom New Hampshire (d. 1904)
05 Dec 1829
Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinire French-Canadian politician (7th Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia) born in pernay France (d. 1908)
05 Dec 1830
Christina Rossetti English poet (Winter Rain Passing Away) born in London England (d. 1894)
05 Dec 1841
Marcus Daly Irish-American mining tycoon born in Ballyjamesduff Ulster Ireland (d. 1900)
05 Dec 1844
Frederick Bridge English organist and composer born in Oldbury Worcestershire (d. 1924)
05 Dec 1852
Thomas Laub Danish organist and composer born in Lang Denmark (d. 1927)
05 Dec 1855
Clinton Hart Merriam American zoologist and ornithologist born in NYC New York (d. 1942)
05 Dec 1861
Armando Diaz Italian marshal and minister of War (1922-24) born in Naples Kingdom of Italy (d. 1928)
05 Dec 1863
Paul Painlev French Prime Minister (1917 1925) born in Paris (d. 1933)
05 Dec 1867
Jzef Pisudski Polish revolutionary and statesman (d. 1935)
05 Dec 1867
Antti Aarne Finnish folklorist (d. February 2 1925)
05 Dec 1896
Willem F M Lampe Dutch ambassador of the Dutch Antilles
05 Dec 1897
Nunnally Johnson American screenwriter and producer (d. 1977)
05 Dec 1898
Josh Malihabadi Urdu poet of India and Pakistan (d. 1982)
05 Dec 1898
Grace Moore Slabtown Tennessee American soprano (One Night of Love)
05 Dec 1899
Sonny Boy Williamson II [Aleck Miller] American blues harmonica player singer and songwriter born in Tallahatchie County Mississippi (d. 1965) (year of birth disputed)
05 Dec 1901
Werner Heisenberg German physicist who discovered the uncertainty principle (Nobel 1932) born in Wrzburg Germany (d. 1976)
05 Dec 1901
Milton H. Erickson American psychiatrist (d. 1980)
05 Dec 1905
Otto Preminger Austrian director and producer (Laura Exodus)
05 Dec 1905
Gus Mancuso American baseball player (d. 1984)
05 Dec 1907
Lin Biao Chinese Communist Marshal during the Civil War and party leader born in Huanggang Hubei Qing Empire (d. 1971)
05 Dec 1907
Giuseppe Occhialini Italian physicist (d. 1993)
05 Dec 1910
Abraham L Polonsky US writerdirector (Tell them Willie Boy is Here)
05 Dec 1911
Alfred Manessier French painter (leaded windows)
05 Dec 1911
Wadysaw Szpilman Polish pianist (d. 2000)
05 Dec 1915
Carl Donnell Kansas Fields American jazz drummer born in Chapman Kansas (d. 1995)
05 Dec 1916
Margaret Hayes American actress (Blackboard Jungle Robert Montgomery Presents) born in Baltimore Maryland (d. 1977)
05 Dec 1921
Alvin Alvy Moore American comic actor (Green Acres Scream Intruder) born in Vincennes Indiana (d. 1997)
05 Dec 1921
Peter Hansen American actor (General Hospital The War of the Roses) born in Oakland California (d. 2017)
05 Dec 1923
Vladimir Tendryakov Russian writer (Three Seven Ace) born in Makarovskaya Vologda Oblast (d. 1984)
05 Dec 1923
Johnny Pate American jazz bassist (Chicago soul) born in Chicago Heights Illinois
05 Dec 1924
George Savalas Greek-American actor (Kojak Kellys Heroes) born in The Bronx New York (d. 1985)
05 Dec 1924
Beverly Hanson American golfer (3 LPGA major titles) born in Fargo North Dakota (d. 2014)
05 Dec 1925
Anastasio Somoza Debayle [Tachito] President of Nicaragua (1967-72 and 1974-79) born in Len Nicaragua (d. 1980)
05 Dec 1932
Little Richard [Wayne Penniman] Macon Georgia American singer-songwriter (Tutti Frutti)
05 Dec 1932
James Cleveland American gospel singer born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1991)
05 Dec 1932
Fazu Aliyeva Russian poet novelist and journalist who helped develop Dagestani in Russian literature born in Khunzakhsky District Soviet Union (d. 2016)
05 Dec 1932
Sheldon Lee Glashow American theoretical physicist (Electroweak theory GeorgiGlashow model) born in NYC New York
05 Dec 1933
Bernard van Beurden Dutch composermusic educator
05 Dec 1869
Ellis Parker Butler American author (d. 1937)
05 Dec 1870
Vtzslav Novk Czech composer (d. 1949)
05 Dec 1871
Bill Pickett American cowboy and rodeo performer who invented bulldogging born in Jenks-Branch Texas (d. 1932)
05 Dec 1879
Clyde Cessna American airplane manufacturer (d. 1954)
05 Dec 1880
Alexander Schmuller RussianNeth violinistconductor
05 Dec 1885
Dirk H W Filarski Dutch painterlithographer (Bergense School)
05 Dec 1886
Pieter J Old lawyerminister of Financemayor of Rotterdam (1945-52)
05 Dec 1890
Fritz Lang Austrian-German-American filmmaker and screenwriter (Metropolis) born in Vienna Austria
05 Dec 1891
Alexander Rodchenko Russian painter and photographer born in St Petersburg (d. 1956)
05 Dec 1892
Cyril Ring American actor (I Wake Up Screaming The Barber Shop) born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 1967)
05 Dec 1892
Ferdinand Schrner German field marshal (d. 1973)
05 Dec 1894
Charles Robberts Winburg district of the Orange Free State The first State President of South Africa
05 Dec 1895
Henriette H Bosmans Dutch cellistpianistcomposer
05 Dec 1895
Elbert Frank Cox American mathematician (d. 1969)
05 Dec 1933
Edward Daly Irish Bishop Bloody Sunday priest born in Belleek County Fermanagh (d. 2016)
05 Dec 1934
Joan Didion American author and journalist (The year of Magical Thinking) born in Sacramento California
05 Dec 1938
John J Cale rock guitarist (After Midnight) born in Oklahoma City Oklahoma (d. 2013)
05 Dec 1939
Horst Bastian German writer and screenwriter born in Exin (d. 1986)
05 Dec 1939
Jack Whitten American abstract painter born in Bessemer Alabama (d. 2018)
05 Dec 1940
Boris Ignatyev Russian footballer and manager
05 Dec 1941
David Wilson English contractormulti-millionaire
05 Dec 1942
Randy Kirby actor (Randy-Girl From UNCLE) born in Chicago Illinois
05 Dec 1945
J W Corkey Fornof stunt coordinator (Octopussy) born in New Orleans Louisiana
05 Dec 1946
Jose Carreras Barcelona Spain opera tenor (I Lombardi Three Tenors)
05 Dec 1947
Jim Messina rocker (Loggins & Messina-Your Mamma Dont Dance)
05 Dec 1947
Jim Plunkett American NFL quarterback (New England Oakland) born in San Jose California
05 Dec 1947
Jugderdemidjin Gurragcha Mongolia cosmonaut (Soyuz 39)
05 Dec 1947
Kim Simmonds Welsh guitarist (Savoy Brown) born in Newbridge Wales
05 Dec 1949
Bruce E Melnick American Cmdr USCGastronaut (STS 41 STS 49) born in NYC New York
05 Dec 1949
Lanny Wadkins American golfer (PGA Cship 1977) born in Richmond Virginia
05 Dec 1949
Lewis Arlt actor (Littlest Victims Ken-Another World) born in Kingston New York
05 Dec 1950
Camarn de la Isla Spanish flamenco singer (d. 1992)
05 Dec 1951
Morgan Brittany [Suzanne Cupito] actress (Katherine-Dallas) born in Los Angeles California
05 Dec 1951
Thomas Warren Purtzer PGA golfer (1977 Glen Campbell) born in Des Moines Iowa
05 Dec 1953
Jonathan Lewis trombonist (Atlantic Star-Touch a 4 Leaf Clover)
05 Dec 1953
Larry Zbyszko [Living Legend Whistler] wrestler (WCWAWANWAWWF)
05 Dec 1957
Art Monk NFL wide receiver (Wash Redskins Philadelphia Eagles)
05 Dec 1957
Charlene Morett field hockey left wing (Olympic bronze 1984) born in Darby Pennsylvania
05 Dec 1959
Nikki Gianulias American ten-pin bowler (LPBT Rookie of Year 1979) born in Vallejo California
05 Dec 1959
Shirley Furlong American LPGA golfer (1988 Lady Keystone Open) born in San Antonio Texas
05 Dec 1959
Connie Needham Newton American actress (Eight is Enough Fame) born in Anaheim California
05 Dec 1960
Andrzej Chylinski American 50k walker (Olympics 26th-96) born in NYC New York
05 Dec 1960
Darryl JamesCanadian Tour golfer (Glenco-1992 93) born in Kamloops British Columbia
05 Dec 1960
John Felton Kyogle Australia canoeist (Olympics 1996)
05 Dec 1963
Carrie Hamilton Carol Burnetts daughteractress (Fame)
05 Dec 1964
Pablo Morales American butterfly swimmer (Olympic 3 gold2 silver-1984 92) born in Chicago Illinois
05 Dec 1965
Johnny Rzeznik American singer songwriter and guitarist (Goo Goo Dolls)
05 Dec 1966
Bruce Deacon Canadian marathoner (Olympics 1996) born in Ottawa Ontario
05 Dec 1966
Joseph Barbara New Symrna Fla actor (Joe Carlino-Another World)
05 Dec 1966
Patricia Kaas French pop singer (Mademoiselle Chant)
05 Dec 1967
Ann Schirman WPVA volleyballer (National-17th-1994) born in San Diego California
05 Dec 1967
Ren Shuman [Shumans] rockabilly-bandleadersinger
05 Dec 1967
Konstantin-Assen Prince of Vidin titular Bulgarian royal family
05 Dec 1968
Lisa Marie [Sliwa] actress (Mars Attack) born in New Brunswick New Jersey
05 Dec 1968
Rhett Hall NFL defensive tackle (Philadelphia Eagles)
05 Dec 1969
Mark Dekker Zimbabwe cricket opening batsman (1993- )
05 Dec 1969
Lewis Gordon Pugh English swimmer polar explorer and motivational speaker
05 Dec 1969
Sajid Javid British politician Home Secretary (2018-) born in Littleborough England
05 Dec 1970
Kevin Haller Trochu NHL defenseman (Philadelphia Flyers)
05 Dec 1970
Susan Sloane tennis star born in Lexington Kentucky
05 Dec 1970
Thomas Smith American NFL cornerback (Buffalo Bills) born in Gates North Carolina
05 Dec 1971
Bryan Schwartz NFL linebacker (Jacksonville Jaguars)
05 Dec 1972
Cliff Floyd outfielder1st base (Montreal Expos) born in Chicago Illinois
05 Dec 1972
Kevin Sally Canadian archer (Olympics 1996) born in Richmond Hill Ontario
05 Dec 1972
Roderick Mullen NFL defensive back (Green Bay Packers-Super Bowl 31)
05 Dec 1972
Stanislav Jasecko hockey defenseman (Team Slovakia 1998)
05 Dec 1973
Corissa Yasen WNBA forwardguard (Sacramento Monarchs)
05 Dec 1973
Shalom Harlow model (House of Style Harpers Bazaar) born in Toronto Ontario
05 Dec 1973
Sorin Grindeanu Romanian Prime Minister (2017) born in Caransebe Romania
05 Dec 1974
Charlie Batch National Football League quarterback
05 Dec 1976
Xavier Garbajosa French rugby union footballer
05 Dec 1980
Shizuka Ito Japanese voice actress (seiy)
05 Dec 1980
Ibrahim Maalouf Lebanese-born French trumpeter
05 Dec 1661
Robert Haley 1st Earl of Oxford and English premier (Whig 1710-14) born in Covent Garden Middlesex Kingdom of England (d. 1725)
05 Dec 1867
Antti Aarne Finnish folklorist born in Pori Finland (d. 1925)
05 Dec 1868
Arnold Sommerfeld German physicist born in Knigsberg Prussia (d. 1951)
05 Dec 1869
Ellis Parker Butler American author (Pigs is Pigs) born in Muscatine Iowa (d. 1937)
05 Dec 1870
Vtzslav Novk Czech composer born in Kamenice nad Lipou Czech Republic (d. 1949)
05 Dec 1872
Harry Nelson Pillsbury American chess player born in Somerville Massachusetts (d. 1906)
05 Dec 1875
Arthur Currie Canadian soldier (fought in WWI) born in Napperton Ontario (d. 1933)
05 Dec 1878
Arrigo Pedrollo Italian composer born in Montebello Vicentino Veneto Italy (d. 1964)
05 Dec 1879
Clyde Cessna American aviator and airplane manufacturer born in Hawthorne Louisiana (d. 1954)
05 Dec 1880
Alexander Schmuller Russian-Dutch violinist and conductor born in Mazyr Belarus (d. 1933)
05 Dec 1884
Evert Cornelis Dutch conductor and pianist born in Amsterdam (d. 1931)
05 Dec 1886
Pieter Oud Dutch politician and Mayor of Rotterdam (1945-52) born in Purmerend Netherlands (d. 1968)
05 Dec 1888
skell Snorrason Icelandic composer born in ndolfsstair Iceland (d. 1970)
05 Dec 1890
David Bomberg English painter born in Birmingham England (d. 1957)
05 Dec 1890
Fritz Lang Austrian-German-American filmmaker and screenwriter (Metropolis) born in Vienna Austria (d. 1976)
05 Dec 1894
C. R. Swart South African politician (1st State President of South Africa 1961-67) born in Winburg Orange Free State (d. 1982)
05 Dec 1895
Henritte Bosmans Dutch pianist and composer born in Amsterdam (d. 1952)
05 Dec 1895
Elbert Frank Cox African-American mathematician (first African-American to receive PhD in Mathematics) born in Evansville Indiana (d. 1969)
05 Dec 1896
Lady Huxley [Marie Juliette Baillot] Swiss sculptor and author born in Auvernier Switzerland (d. 1994)
05 Dec 1896
Willem Frederik Meinhardt Lampe Dutch ambassador of the Dutch Antilles born in Netherlands Antilles (d. 1973)
05 Dec 1897
Nunnally Johnson American screenwriter and producer born in Columbus Georgia (d. 1977)
05 Dec 1898
Josh Malihabadi Urdu poet of India and Pakistan born in Malihabad North-Western Provinces British India (d. 1982)
05 Dec 1898
Grace Moore American soprano and actress (One Night of Love) born in Slabtown Tennessee (d. 1947)
05 Dec 1901
Hanns Jelinek Austrian composer born in Vienna (d. 1969)
05 Dec 1901
Milton H. Erickson American psychiatrist and psychologist born in Aurum Nevada (d. 1980)
05 Dec 1902
Strom Thurmond U.S. Senator (Sen-DR-SC) born in Edgefield South Carolina (d. 2003)
05 Dec 1905
Otto Preminger Austrian director and producer (Laura Exodus) born in Wiznitz Austria-Hungary (d. 1986)
05 Dec 1905
Gus Mancuso American baseball player (St. Louis Cardinals) born in Galveston Texas (d. 1984)
05 Dec 1905
Bruce Drake American Basketball Hall of Fame coach (University of Oklahoma 1938-55 200-181) born in The Gentry Texas (d. 1983)
05 Dec 1907
Giuseppe Occhialini Italian physicist (Contribution to the discovery of the pion or pi-meson decay) born in Fossombrone Pesaro Italy (d. 1993)
05 Dec 1910
Abraham Polonsky American writer and director (Tell them Willie Boy is Here) born in NYC New York (d. 1999)
05 Dec 1911
Alfred Manessier French painter (leaded windows) born in Saint-Ouen Somme France (d. 1993)
05 Dec 1911
Wadysaw Szpilman Polish pianist and classical composer born in Sosnowiec Congress Poland Russian Empire (d. 2000)
05 Dec 1912
Maisie Fitter editor and conservationist (d. 1996)
05 Dec 1914
Hans Hellmut Kirst German author (The Lieutenant Must Be Mad) born in Osterode Germany (d. 1989)
05 Dec 1917
Simone Gallimard French editor and publisher (d. 1995)
05 Dec 1917
Ken Downing English racing driver born in Chesterton Staffordshire (d. 2004)
05 Dec 1919
Victor Collin Matthews British businessman born in Islington London (d. 1995)
05 Dec 1921
George Henderson Scottish priest (Bishop of Argyll and the Isles from 1977-92) born in Oban Scotland (d. 1996)
05 Dec 1932
Little Richard [Wayne Penniman] American singer-songwriter (Tutti Frutti) born in Macon Georgia
05 Dec 1933
Bernard van Beurden Dutch composer and music educator born in Amsterdam (d. 2016)
05 Dec 1934
Art Davis American bassist (A Time Remembered) born in Hamburg Pennsylvania (d. 2007)
05 Dec 1935
Calvin Trillin American author (New Yorker) born in Kansas City Missouri
05 Dec 1935
Yury Vlasov Soviet weightlifter and writer born in Makeyevka Ukrainian SSR
05 Dec 1936
James Lee Burke American writer (Dave Robicheaux series) born in Houston Texas
05 Dec 1938
J. J. Cale American rock guitarist (After Midnight) born in Oklahoma City Oklahoma (d. 2013)
05 Dec 1939
Frdric van Rossum Belgian composer born in Ixelles Belgium
05 Dec 1940
Boris Ignatyev Russian footballer and manager born in Moscow
05 Dec 1940
Peter Pohl Swedish writer born in Hamburg Germany
05 Dec 1940
Adrian Street Welsh professional wrestler born in Brynmawr Brecknockshire Wales
05 Dec 1942
Randy Kirby American actor (Randy-Girl From UNCLE) born in Chicago Illinois
05 Dec 1943
Eva Joly Norwegian-French magistrate and politician (Europe cologieThe Greens) born in Grnerlkka Oslo Norway
05 Dec 1944
Jeroen Krabb Dutch actor (The Fugitive) born in Amsterdam
05 Dec 1945
J W Corkey Fornof American stunt coordinator (Octopussy) born in New Orleans Louisiana
05 Dec 1946
Andy Kim [Andrew Joachim] Canadian rocker (Baby I Love You) born in Montreal Quebec
05 Dec 1946
Jos Carreras Spanish opera tenor (I Lombardi Three Tenors) born in Barcelona
05 Dec 1947
Jim Messina American rocker (Loggins & Messina-Your Mamma Dont Dance) born in Maywood California
05 Dec 1947
Jugderdemidjin Gurragcha Mongolian cosmonaut (Soyuz 39) born in Gurvanbulag Bulgan Mongolia
05 Dec 1947
Bruce Golding Jamaican politician (8th Prime Minister of Jamaica 2007-11) born in Chapelton Jamaica
05 Dec 1947
Tony Gregory Irish politician born in Dublin
05 Dec 1949
Lewis Arlt American actor (Littlest Victims Ken-Another World) born in Kingston New York
05 Dec 1949
Ray Comfort New Zealand evangelist born in Christchurch New Zealand
05 Dec 1950
Camarn de la Isla [Jos Monge Cruz] Spanish flamenco singer born in San Fernando Cdiz Spain (d. 1992)
05 Dec 1950
Osvaldo Golijov Argentine composer born in La Plata Argentina
05 Dec 1951
Morgan Brittany [Suzanne Cupito] American actress (Katherine-Dallas) born in Los Angeles California
05 Dec 1951
Tom Purtzer American golfer (5 PGA Tour titles) born in Des Moines Iowa
05 Dec 1951
Anne-Mie van Kerckhoven Belgian artist born in Antwerp
05 Dec 1952
Bobby Barth American rocker vocalist and guitarist (Axe) born in Coffeyville Kansas
05 Dec 1953
Larry Zbyszko [Living Legend Whistler] American professional wrestler (WCWAWANWAWWF) born in Chicago Illinois
05 Dec 1956
Klaus Allofs German footballer (1. FC Kln) born in Dsseldorf West Germany
05 Dec 1956
Brian Backer American actor (Fast Times at Ridgemont High) born in Brooklyn New York
05 Dec 1956
Krystian Zimerman Polish pianist and conductor born in Zabrze Poland
05 Dec 1957
Art Monk American NFL wide receiver (Wash Redskins Philadelphia Eagles) born in White Plains New York
05 Dec 1957
Charlene Morett American field hockey left wing (Olympic bronze 1984) born in Darby Pennsylvania
05 Dec 1958
Dean Erickson American actor and founder and CEO of Bionic Capital LLC born in Maine
05 Dec 1959
Shirley Furlong American golfer (ANA Inspiration runner-up 1990) born in San Antonio Texas
05 Dec 1960
Jack Russell American rocker (Great White-Twice Shy) born in Montebello California
05 Dec 1960
Les Nemes English rock bassist (Haircut 100) born in Croydon England
05 Dec 1962
Jos Cura Argentine tenor born in Rosario Argentina
05 Dec 1963
Carrie Hamilton American actress (Fame) born in NYC New York (d. 2002)
05 Dec 1963
Eddie the Eagle Edwards English ski jumper born in Cheltenham England
05 Dec 1965
Johnny Rzeznik American singer songwriter and guitarist (Goo Goo Dolls) born in Buffalo New York
05 Dec 1965
Wayne Smith Jamaican reggae musician (Under Mi Sleng Teng) born in Kingston Jamaica
05 Dec 1966
Joseph Barbara American actor (Joe Carlino-Another World) born in New Smyrna Beach Florida
05 Dec 1966
Niege Dias Brazilian tennis star born in Santa Cruz do Sul Brazil
05 Dec 1966
Patricia Kaas French pop singer (Mademoiselle Chant) born in Forbach Lorraine France
05 Dec 1967
Ren Shuman Dutch bandleader and singer born in Geleen Limburg Netherlands
05 Dec 1967
Gary Allan American country musician (Used Heart For Sale) born in La Mirada California
05 Dec 1967
Konstantin-Assen Prince of Vidin (fourth son of Tsar Simeon II of Bulgaria and his wife Doa Margarita Gmez-Acebo y Cejuela) born in Madrid
05 Dec 1968
Lisa Marie [Sliwa] American actress (Mars Attack) born in New Brunswick New Jersey
05 Dec 1968
Margaret Cho American actress and comedienne (FaceOff) born in San Francisco California
05 Dec 1968
Rhett Hall American NFL defensive tackle (Philadelphia Eagles) born in Morgan Hill California
05 Dec 1969
Mark Dekker Zimbabwe cricket opening batsman born in Gatooma Rhodesia
05 Dec 1969
Morgan J. Freeman American film director (Hurricane Streets) born in Long Beach California
05 Dec 1969
Lewis Gordon Pugh English-South African swimmer polar explorer and motivational speaker born in Plymouth England
05 Dec 1970
Kevin Haller Canadian NHL defenseman (Philadelphia Flyers) born in Trochu Alberta Canada
05 Dec 1970
Susan Sloane American tennis star born in Lexington Kentucky
05 Dec 1971
Bryan Schwartz American NFL linebacker (Jacksonville Jaguars) born in St. Lawrence South Dakota
05 Dec 1971
Marrio Grier NFL fullback (New England Patriots) born in Charlotte North Carolina
05 Dec 1971
Kali Rocha American actress (Liv and Maddie) born in Memphis Tennessee
05 Dec 1972
Cliff Floyd MLB outfielder and 1st base (Montreal Expos) born in Chicago Illinois
05 Dec 1972
Randolph Ross American 110m hurdler born in Shelby North Carolina
05 Dec 1972
Roderick Mullen American NFL defensive back (Green Bay Packers-Super Bowl 31) born in Baton Rouge Louisiana
05 Dec 1972
Mike Mahoney American baseball player born in Des Moines Iowa
05 Dec 1972
Angela Shelton American actress and screenwriter (Tumbleweeds) born in Asheville North Carolina
05 Dec 1973
Corissa Yasen American WNBA forward and guard (Sacramento Monarchs) born in Omaha Nebraska
05 Dec 1973
Lubo Motl Czech theoretical physicist born in Plze Czech Republic
05 Dec 1974
Charlie Batch American NFL quarterback (Pittsburgh Steelers) born in Homestead Pennsylvania
05 Dec 1975
Paula Patton American actress (Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol) born in Los Angeles California
05 Dec 1976
Xavier Garbajosa French rugby union footballer born in Toulouse France
05 Dec 1976
Amy Acker American actress (Root-Person of Interest) born in Dallas Texas
05 Dec 1976
Evonne Hsu Taiwanese-American Mando-pop singer born in Longview Texas
05 Dec 1978
Marcelo Zalayeta Uruguayan footballer (Juventus) born in Montevideo Uruguay
05 Dec 1978
Olli Jokinen Finnish ice hockey player born in Kuopio Finland
05 Dec 1979
Matteo Ferrari Italian footballer born in Aflou Algeria
05 Dec 1979
Niklas Hagman Finnish ice hockey player born in Espoo Finland
05 Dec 1979
Gareth McAuley Northern Irish footballer (Rangers) born in Larne Northern Ireland
05 Dec 1979
Nick Stahl American actor (Terminator 3 Rise of the Machines) born in Harlingen Texas
05 Dec 1980
Shizuka It Japanese voice actress (seiy) born in Tokyo Japan
05 Dec 1980
Ibrahim Maalouf Lebanese-born French trumpeter born in Beirut Lebanon
05 Dec 1981
Leila Tong Hong Kong actress (The Last Breakthrough) born in Hong Kong
05 Dec 1982
Keri Hilson American singer and songwriter (The Way I Are) born in Decatur Georgia
05 Dec 1982
Trai Essex American football player born in Fort Wayne Indiana
05 Dec 1984
Chris Solinsky American distance runner born in Stevens Point Wisconsin
05 Dec 1985
Frankie Muniz American actor (Malcolm in the Middle) born in Wood-Ridge New Jersey
05 Dec 1985
Nico Verdonck Belgian racing driver born in Brussels Belgium
05 Dec 1985
Josh Smith American basketball player (New Orleans Pelicans) born in College Park Georgia
05 Dec 1988
Ross Bagley American actor (Nicky-Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air) born in Los Angeles California
05 Dec 1989
Megan Lovell American singer and guitarist (Larkin Poe) born in Atlanta Georgia
05 Dec 1994
Emily Marie Estefan American music artist and daughter of Gloria & Emilio Estefan born in Miami Florida
05 Dec 1871
Bill Pickett American rodeo performer (invented bulldogging) born in Jenks-Branch Texas (d. 1932)
05 Dec 1947
Jim Plunkett American College Football Hall of Fame quarterback (Heisman Trophy 1970 Stanford Super Bowl 1980 84 LAOakland Raiders) born in San Jose California
05 Dec 1960
Brian Bromberg American jazz bass player (You Know That Feeling) born in Tucson Arizona
05 Dec 1914
Lina Bo Bardi Italian born Brazilian modernist architect (SESC Pompia Factory) born in Rome Italy (d. 1992)
05 Dec 1936
Robert Freeman English photo-journalist and graphic designer (early Beatles album art and film posters) born in London (d. 2019) [1]
05 Dec 1939
Frdric van Rossum Belgian pianist composer (Waves In memoriam Glenn Gould) and pedagogue born in Ixelles Belgium
05 Dec 1945
Geoff Emerick British sound engineer and record producer (Beatles Elvis Costello) born in Crouch End North London England (d. 2018)
05 Dec 1947
Jim Messina American guitarist and songwriter (Buffalo Springfield Poco Loggins & Messina - Your Mamma Dont Dance) born in Maywood California
05 Dec 1947
Rick Wills British bass guitarist (Peter Frampton 1972-74 Foreigner 1977-91) born in Cambridge England
05 Dec 1949
Enrico Pieranunzi Italian classically trained jazz pianist and composer born in Rome Italy
05 Dec 1950
Osvaldo Golijov Argentine composer (Oceana) born in La Plata Argentina
05 Dec 1950
Juris Podnieks Latvian filmmaker (Is It Easy to Be Young) born in Riga Latvian SSR Soviet Union (d. 1992)
05 Dec 1953
John Molo American rock and jazz drummer (Bruce Hornsby and The Range Moonalice) born in Bethesda Maryland)
05 Dec 1964
Pablo Morales American swimmer (Olympic gold 4x100m medley relay 1984 92 100m butterfly 1992) born in Chicago Illinois
05 Dec 1978
Neil Druckmann Israeli-American writer & co-president Naughty Dog born in Israel
05 Dec 1881
Corett Alefred [Hardy] American-Russian-Soviet jazz spiritual and pop lyrical and dramatic soprano dancer and actress born in Churchville New York (d. 1951)
05 Dec 1891
Al Boasberg American vaudeville radio and film comedy writer (Jack Benny Bob Hope The Marx Brothers) born In Buffalo New York (d. 1937)
05 Dec 1901
Ray Whitley American country and western singer-songwriter (Back in the Saddle Again) and actor (Tim Holt films) born in Atlanta Georgia (d. 1979)
05 Dec 1905
Gus Mancuso American baseball catcher (World Series 1931 33 MLB All Star 1935 37 NY Giants St. Louis Cardinals) and broadcaster (Cardinals radio network) born in Galveston Texas (d. 1984)
05 Dec 1905
Otto Preminger Austro-Hungarian-American theatre and film director producer (Laura Advise & Consent Anatomy of A Murder) and actor (Stalag 17) born in Wiznitz Austria-Hungary (d. 1986)
05 Dec 1924
Beverly Hanson American golfer (Western Open1956 Titleholders Cship 1958 Womens PGA Cship 1955) born in Fargo North Dakota (d. 2014)
05 Dec 1925
Glen Frosty Little American circus clown (Ringling Brothers 1968-91) and instructor (Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Clown College 1980-87) born in Genoa Nebraska (d. 2010)
05 Dec 1935
Yury Vlasov Ukrainian weightlifter (Olympic gold USSR heavyweight 1960 64 World Cship gold x 4) and writer born in Makeyevka Ukraine (d. 2021)
05 Dec 1938
J. J. Cale American rock guitarist and songwriter (After Midnight Call Me The Breeze Cocaine) born in Oklahoma City Oklahoma (d. 2013)
05 Dec 1945
Geoff Emerick British sound engineer and record producer (Beatles Elvis Costello) born in Crouch End North London England (d. 2018)
05 Dec 1953
Larry Zbyszko [Lawrence Whistler] American professional wrestler (WCWAWANWAWWF) and ringside commentator born in Chicago Illinois
05 Dec 1956
Klaus Allofs German soccer striker (56 caps West Germany Fortuna Dsseldorf 1. FC Kln Marseille Bordeaux Werder Bremen) and manager (Fortuna Dsseldorf GM Werder Bremen 1999-2012)) born in Dsseldorf Germany
05 Dec 1957
Art Monk American College-Pro Football HOF wide receiver (Syracuse University Super Bowl 1982 87 91 First-team All-Pro 1984 3 Pro Bowl Washington Redskins) born in White Plains New York
05 Dec 1957
Marcelino Snchez Puerto Rican actor (The Warriors) born in Cayey Puerto Rico (d. 1986)
05 Dec 1963
Eddie the Eagle Edwards English ski jumper (subject of 2015 movie Eddie the Eagle) born in Cheltenham England
05 Dec 1687
Francesco Geminiani Italian violinist and composer born in Lucca Republic of Lucca (now Italy) (d. 1762)
05 Dec 1697
Giuseppe de Majo Italian composer and organist born in Naples Kingdom of Naples Spanish Empire (now Italy) (d. 1771)
05 Dec 1894
Philip K Wrigley American baseball executive (owner Chicago Cubs 1932-77) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1977)
05 Dec 1923
Johnny Pate American jazz bassist (Stuff Smith James Moody) pop soul and R&B arranger and producer (The Impressions Peabo Bryson) born in Chicago Heights Illinois
05 Dec 1924
(Georgios) George Savalas Greek-American actor (Kojak Kellys Heroes) born in The Bronx New York (d. 1985)
05 Dec 1938
Gennady Sapunov Russian Greco-Roman wrestler (World Cship gold lightweight 1963 65 silver 1966) and coach (Soviet GR wrestling team 1979-90) born in Ust-Muya Russia (d. 2023)
05 Dec 1938
J. D. McDuffie American auto racer (653 x NASCAR Cup Series races 106 x top-10 finishes) born in Upper Little River Township North Carolina (d. 1991)
05 Dec 1947
Kim Simmonds Welsh blues-rock guitarist (Savoy Brown) born in Newbridge Wales (d. 2022)
05 Dec 1949
Pamela Blair American stage actress singer and dancer (A Chorus Line) born in Bennington Vermont (d. 2023)
05 Dec 1953
John Molo American rock and jazz drummer (Bruce Hornsby and The Range Moonalice) born in Bethesda Maryland)
05 Dec 1968
Catherine Tate [ne Ford] English actress and comedian (The Catherine Tate Show Doctor Who) born in Bloomsbury London England
05 Dec 1968
Rhett Hall American NFL defensive tackle 1991-98 (Tampa Bay Buccaneers San Francisco 49ers Philadelphia Eagles) born in Morgan Hill California
05 Dec 1971
Joe Fleming American CFL defensive end (CFL All-Star 1998 2000 01 03 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Calgary Stampeders) born in Wellesley Massachusetts
05 Dec 1979
Matteo Ferrari Italian soccer defender (11 caps Parma Roma Genoa Beikta) born in Aflou Algeria
05 Dec 1661
Robert Harley English diplomat and statesman (Lord High Treasurer 1711-14 Chancellor of the Exchequer 1710-11 Secretary of State 1704-08) born in Covent Garden Middlesex Kingdom of England (d. 1724)
05 Dec 1697
Carlo Arrigoni Italian composer and musician born in Florence Grand Duchy of Tuscany (now Italy) (d. 1744)
05 Dec 1810
Lorenzo Langstroth American apiarist (invented modern beehive) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1895) [1]
05 Dec 1855
Clinton Hart Merriam American zoologist and ornithologist born in New York City (d. 1942)
05 Dec 1896
Willem Frederik Meinhardt Lampe Dutch ambassador of the Dutch Antilles born in the Netherlands Antilles (d. 1973)
05 Dec 1910
Abraham Polonsky American writer and director (Tell them Willie Boy is Here) born in New York City (d. 1999)
05 Dec 1912
Maisie Fitter English editor and conservationist born in Abbey Town England (d. 1996)
05 Dec 1917
Simone Gallimard French editor and publisher (Mercure de France) born in tampes France (d. 1995)
05 Dec 1930
Brian Tobin Australian tennis executive (President International Tennis Federation 1991-99 International Tennis HOF) born in Perth Australia (d. 2024)
05 Dec 1932
Sheldon Lee Glashow American theoretical physicist (Electroweak theory GeorgiGlashow model) born in New York City
05 Dec 1934
Eberhard Jngel German Lutheran theologian born in Magdeburg Germany (d. 2021)
05 Dec 1935
Marise Chamberlain New Zealand athlete (Womens mile WR 196267 201.4 Olympic bronze 800m 1964) born in Christchurch New Zealand (d. 2024)
05 Dec 1942
Daniel Revenu French fencer (Olympic gold team foil 1968 bronze x 5 World Cship gold 1971 75) born in Issoudun France (d. 2024)
05 Dec 1946
Andy Kim [Androwis Youakim] Canadian pop-rock singer-songwriter (Baby I Love You Rock Me Gently Sugar Sugar) born in Montreal Quebec
05 Dec 1947
Egberto Gismonti Brazilian jazz guitarist pianist and composer (Dana das cabeas) born in Carmo Brazil
05 Dec 1947
Jean-Paul Montanari French director of the Montpellier Dance International Festival born in Algiers
05 Dec 1949
Bruce E Melnick American Cmdr USCGastronaut (STS 41 STS 49) born in New York City
05 Dec 1956
Brian Backer American Tony Award-winning stage and screen actor (Fast Times at Ridgemont High) born in Brooklyn New York
05 Dec 1958
Patrick Hawkes English composer organist pianist and conductor born in Grimsby Lincolnshire England
05 Dec 1960
Jack Russell American rock singer (Great White - Once Bitten Twice Shy) born in Montebello California (d. 2024)
05 Dec 1963
Carrie Hamilton American actress (Fame) born in New York City (d. 2002)
05 Dec 1976
Xavier Garbajosa French rugby union outside back (32 Tests Grand Slam 1998 2002 Toulouse RFC Aviron Bayonnais) born in Toulouse France
05 Dec 1537
Ashikaga Yoshiaki 15th and last Japanese shgun of the Ashikaga shogunate (1568-73) born in Japan (d. 1597)
05 Dec 1687
Francesco Geminiani Italian violinist and composer born in Lucca Republic of Lucca (d. 1762)
05 Dec 1697
Giuseppe de Majo Italian composer and organist born in Naples Kingdom of Naples Spanish Empire (d. 1771)
05 Dec 1870
Vtzslav Novk Czech composer (Slovak Suite Autumn Symphony) and educator (Prague Conservatory 1909-20) born in Kamenice nad Lipou Kingdom of Bohemia (d. 1949)
05 Dec 1886
Pieter Oud Dutch politician (Member of Parliament 1937-33 1937-38 1948-63 Mayor of Rotterdam 1938-41 1945-52) and co-founder of the Labour Party (PvdA) and the Peoples Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) born in Purmerend Netherlands (d. 1968)
05 Dec 1886
Rose Wilder Lane American writer and influential advocate of the American liberation movement born in De Smet Dakota Territory (d. 1968)
05 Dec 1891
Alexander Rodchenko Russian painter photographer and graphic artist (co-founder of constuctivism) born in St Petersburg Russian Empire (d. 1956) [1]
05 Dec 1896
Wem Lampe Aruban-Dutch politician (Minister Plenipotentiary of the Dutch Antilles 1955-67) born in Aruba Colony of Curaao and Dependencies (d. 1973)
05 Dec 1898
Grace Moore American soprano (Metropolitan Opera 1928-44) and actress (One Night of Love) known as the Tennessee Nightengale born in Slabtown Tennessee (d. 1947)
05 Dec 1921
Peter Hansen American actor (Lee Baldwin in General Hospital Mr. Marshall in War of the Roses) born in Oakland California (d. 2017) [1]
05 Dec 1930
Charles Reinhart American proponent of modern dance and director of the American Dance Festival (1968-2011) born in Summit New Jersey (d. 2025)
05 Dec 1932
James Cleveland American Grammy Award-winning gospel singer-songwriter pianist arranger (Jesus Is the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me) and minister born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1991)
05 Dec 1932
Ludwig Minelli Swiss lawyer and founder of Dignitas born in Zurich Switzerland (d. 2025)
05 Dec 1933
Bernard van Beurden Dutch composer and music educator born in Amsterdam Netherlands (d. 2016)
05 Dec 1934
Joan Didion American author and journalist (The Year of Magical Thinking Slouching Toward Bethlehem) born in Sacramento California (d. 2021)
05 Dec 1938
Gilles Larrain French-American photographer known for his portraits of drag queens (Idols) born in Dalat French Indochina (d. 2025) [1]
05 Dec 1938
J. J. Cale American rock guitarist and songwriter (After Midnight Call Me The Breeze Cocaine) born in Oklahoma City (d. 2013)
05 Dec 1940
Adrian Street Welsh professional wrestler (All-Star Wrestling ITVs World of Sport) born in Brynmawr Wales (d. 2023)
05 Dec 1942
Christopher Frank British-French novelist (La Nuit amricaine) screenwriter (That Most Important Thing Love) and film director (LAnne des mduses) born in Beaconsfield England (d. 1993)
05 Dec 1942
Munyoro Nyamau Kenyan athlete (Olympic gold 4 400m relay 1972 silver 1968) born in Kisii Kenya (d. 2025)
05 Dec 1949
Lewis Arlt American actor (Another World) and television writer (Loving) born in Kingston New York
05 Dec 1960
Jack Russell American rock singer (Great White - Once Bitten Twice Shy) born in Montebello California (d. 2024) [1]
05 Dec 1960
Sarika Indian actress costume designer and recipient of the National Film Award for Best Actress (Parzania) born in New Delhi India
05 Dec 1966
Joseph Barbara American actor (Joe Carlino in Another World) born in New Smyrna Beach Florida
05 Dec 1966
Patricia Kaas French pop cabaret and chanson singer (Mademoiselle chante le blues Quand jai peur de tout) born in Forbach Lorraine France
05 Dec 1969
Lynne Ramsay Scottish film director (We Need to Talk About Kevin Morvern Callar) born in Glasgow Scotland
05 Dec 1969
Mark Dekker Zimbabwe cricket batsman (14 Tests 2 x 50 Matabeleland) born in Gatooma Rhodesia
05 Dec 1984
Lera Lynn American singer-songwriter (True Detective) born in Houston Texas
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